Murdo Smith, 25 Leurbost

Quartermaster MURDO SMITH
Last address in Lewis: 25 Leurbost
Son of Isabella Smith (nee McLeod), of 25, Lurebost, and the late John Smith.
Service unit: Merchant Marine, SS Ava
Date of death: 26 January 1917 at the age of 30
Ship presumed sunk by U-boat
Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial,
Local memorial: North Lochs, Crossbost

His brother Kenneth Murdo is also listed as serving during the war, which he survived.